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This letter provides crucial information regarding GCE 'N' and 'O' Level coursework for parents, focusing on deadlines, curriculum details, and monitoring structures. Key milestones for Design & Technology (D&T) and Art are outlined, along with assessment sessions and progress reports. Parents are encouraged to support their children by ensuring effective time management and thorough preparation for coursework. Important aspects such as coursework components, assessment rubrics, and resources for study are highlighted to ensure students perform to the best of their abilities.
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Aesthetics Subjects GCE ‘N’ and ‘O’ Level Coursework Letter to Parents given on 11 Mar 2011 – details of deadlines, curriculum and monitoring structures
D&T Coursework Process Refer to Rubrics N.B: T2 Week 9 = CAS II
School Calendar Events Term 2
School Calendar Events Term 3
Monitoring Structures • Coursework Assessment Sessions (CAS) – Art, D&T and F&N • Progress Reports to Parents (End of Terms 1 & 2) • Contracts fulfilled in 3 weeks (Form) • Weekly D&T Coursework Remedial Session (on Tues afternoons) • D&T Journal checks every Friday (4 days before) • No remedial for Art (lesson time) Regular consultations
Pointers for Parents • Pupils are expected to display thorough/rigorous thinking • Coursework is not hard! (no new invention required) • Follow teacher’s guide for the standards to reach • Every part of exam is important • Coursework components - check rubrics • Written Examination (30%-40%) • Design Process / [Art] Painting & Drawing – practice skills …do • Technologies / Food & Nutrition Topics – apply content knowledge …study
Pointers for Parents • Pupils to plan & use their time well • Are they spending too much time on R&R (computer) during the week? • Are they using other curriculum time to rush their work out e.g. Friday mornings? • Pupils to show how they really work / think • Gantt chart – updated? Realistic? (not just paper exercise) • Production drawings – details cover every consideration
May D&T Extended Curriculum NEW INFO!
May D&T Extended Curriculum MT Sprint to the Finals = 7.40am – 10.30am NEW INFO!
SEAB Website (Syllabuses) http://www.seab.gov.sg